Rock Specimens
Rock specimens are useful for studying textures, grain sizes, and other features altered by pressure, temperature, and other natural forces. Different select categories of rock specimens are available for purchase as well, including metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary rocks. Sets of rock specimens are housed in compartmentalized collection boxes, with descriptions of each specimen printed for easy confirmation of identification. These rock specimens are carefully selected to be the highest quality to provide students with a suitable introduction to earth materials and their characteristics.
Ward's® Rock Thin Section
Use these thin-section slides with a polarizing microscope to view rock specimens in detail. Includes: biotite granite, olivine basalt, red sandstone, encrinal limestone, mica schist, augen gneiss, storage box and identification guide.
Note: collections are subject to change depending upon availability of individual items. Set of six.
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Ripple Marks
Clearly preserved ripple marks in bedded sedimentary rock. Average slab size: 6 x 8".
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Ward's® Porphyry
Shows porphyritic texture in a fine dark matrix abundant large feldspar phenocrysts. Hand specimen.
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Ward's® Mineral Thin Sections Set
Forty mineral thin sections for Petrography Studies
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Ward's® Ultramafic Rocks Thin Sections Set
Enhance Your Ultramafic Studies with This Special Petrographic Resource
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Ward's® Igneous Petro-Lab Set
Designed for Introductory College Petrography Labs
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Ward's® Sedimentary Petro-Lab Set
Designed for Introductory College Petrography Labs
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Ward's® Metamorphic Petro-Lab Set
Designed for Introductory College Petrography Labs.
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Ward's® Dacite
When minerals, rocks, and fossils cannot be accurately identified by macroscopic observation and testing, thin section slides can reveal the composition and structure of the specimens on a microscopic level.
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Ward's® Basalt (Amygdaloidal)
When minerals, rocks, and fossils cannot be accurately identified by macroscopic observation and testing, thin section slides can reveal the composition and structure of the specimens on a microscopic level.
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Ward's® Basalt (Olivine Porphyry)
When minerals, rocks, and fossils cannot be accurately identified by macroscopic observation and testing, thin section slides can reveal the composition and structure of the specimens on a microscopic level.
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[NA_SciEd] Ward's® Shale (Argillaceous)
[NA_SciEd] Ward's® Shale (Argillaceous)
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Ward's® Limestone (Encrinal)
When minerals, rocks, and fossils cannot be accurately identified by macroscopic observation and testing, thin section slides can reveal the composition and structure of the specimens on a microscopic level.
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Ward's® Know Your Minerals and Rocks Collection
Everything Students Need to Work Independently to Identify Rocks and Minerals
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Washington School Collection
A comprehensive classroom survey set of minerals and rocks.